Beauty Secrets: Baze Mpinja

This week’s muse is author and beauty writer, Baze Mpinja. Before embarking on a freelance writing career, Baze was a beauty editor for Glamour magazine and a contributor to The Girls in the Beauty Department, Glamour.com’s beauty blog. Prior to Glamour, Baze served as beauty editor for Vibe Vixen, a girly spin-off of the music title Vibe. She was also the associate beauty editor for Suede, short-lived but fabulous multicultural fashion and beauty magazine. Baze was at Suede when we met. She literally lit up the room when she walked into the Three Custom Color Specialists’s lab, and I knew instantly that we’d be friends.

Today, Baze writes for magazines like Marie Claire, Essence,Brides and People StyleWatch and online at Fashion Unfiltered, Vogue.com and Elle.com. She also penned a book, Seventeen Ultimate Guide to Beauty (Running Press, 2012). In addition, Baze is the founder of Beautycism.com, a blog that examines beauty in the media, pop culture and real life.

Here are Baze’s beauty secrets:

“When I don’t feel like dealing with my hair, I like to cover it up with Zara scarves and headwraps from The Wrap Life. I love pairing my head gear with bright lipstick colors —it makes me feel casual and chic at the same time.